Lisa McAllister has been writing stories and poetry since the 5th grade. She has been published in many anthologies and literary journals, including “Big Fish,” “Big Hammer,” “Blue Collar Review,” “Clockwise Cat,” “Everyday Poets,” “Gutter Eloquence,” and “Women Writers.” She has also won multiple regional poetry and short story contests. She lives and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her husband Tim and Donna the goldendoodle. In 2019, she lost her oldest son Allen to addiction. Her younger son, Will, is a special needs young adult.
Hello World!
It’s taken me 49 years to get here, but here I am–a published author! I remember sitting in my first grade class and the moment the puzzle of words clicked and I could read. From that moment on, I read anything and everything. My favorites were the Little House books and everything by Judy Blume and Roald Dahl. It took until 5th grade, however, for me to take the gigantic leap from reading stories to writing them. We had a creative writing assignment and I found myself so wrapped up in writing that I was unable to break away from…
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